Community Schools and the State in Ming China 0804751749, 9780804751742

State Sacrifices and Music in Ming China: Orthodoxy, Creativity, and Expressiveness 0791437051, 9780791437056

This book presents a wealth of historical, ritual, and musical data preserved in authentic Ming documents, describing ri

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Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body 9004429557, 9789004429550

In Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body, Xing Wang provides an extensive reading of the Ming (1368-1644 C. E.

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Women in Ming China 2020052106, 2020052107, 9781538152966, 9781538152973

This groundbreaking work provides an original and deeply knowledgeable overview of Chinese women and gender relations du

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Social Organizations and the Authoritarian State in China 1107021316, 9781107021310

Received wisdom suggests that social organizations (such as non-government organizations, NGOs) have the power to upend

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In the Shadow of the Mongol Empire: Ming China and Eurasia 1108482449, 9781108482448

During the thirteenth century, the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history. Genghis Khan and his successors

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Li Mengyang, the North-South Divide, and Literati Learning in Ming China 0674970594, 9780674970595

Li Mengyang (1473-1530) was a scholar-official and man of letters who initiated the literary archaist movement that soug

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Doing Good and Ridding Evil in Ming China: The Political Career of Wang Yangming 9004280103, 9789004280106

In Doing Good and Ridding Evil in Ming China: The Political Career of Wang Yangming, George L. Israel offers a detailed

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The Censorial System of Ming China 0804702896, 9780804702898

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Praying for Power: Buddhism and the Formation of Gentry Society in Late-Ming China 0674697758, 9780674697751

In 17th and 18th century China, Buddhists and Confucians alike flooded local Buddhist monasteries with donations As gent

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Memory in Medieval China: Text, Ritual, and Community 9004368639, 9789004368637

Memory in Medieval China explores memory as performed in various genres of writing, from poetry to anecdotes, from histo

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